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Yellow Brushiris

Klattia flava

Family
Iridaceae (Iris family)
Grows as
Shrub, Bulb
Native range
SW. Cape Prov. (Grabouw to Bain's Kloof Mts.)
Climate
subtropical

About

Klattia flava is a plant endemic to the Western Cape and forms part of the fynbos. The species occurs from the Hottentots Holland Mountains to Bainskloof. The plant has a range of 400 km² and it is estimated that there are less than 1000 individual plants left. The plant re-sprouts after fire and is threatened by water abstraction.

Other Klattia plants

Black Brushiris · Stokoe's klattia · Brushirises

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Klattia flava by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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